Milo Fais ratifies to achieve significant wage increases with improvements to benefits and language with new collective agreement.
Milo-Fais in Wheatley ratified a six-year agreement on February 12, 2025. The members in Cold Storage will receive wage increases in Year 1: Tier One – $1.50, Tier 2 – $3.56 retroactive to expiry. Engineering: Year 1 – $2.36 retroactive to expiry.
There will be an additional 2% wage increase in each year of the agreement for all classifications
Benefit improvements:
- The employer will pay 100% of the cost of health and welfare benefits for all workers.
- Weekly indemnity increased to $550.00 up from $320.00 per week.
- The employer dental contribution increased to $0.47/hour up from $0.41/hour
Language improvements include:
- The Boot Allowance increased from $125.00 to $250.00 annually.
- Shift premium increases: Afternoons from $0.26 to $0.30 cents per hour, and Midnights from $0.42 to $0.45 per hour.
- Overtime will be paid at time and one half for all hours worked on Saturday and Sunday regardless of hours worked during the week.
The two-tier wage grid has nearly been eliminated with this round of negotiations.
Union negotiating committee: Cody Cayer, Tony Couto, and MD Momtaz. Union representative: John Beaton.
Catch up on all the negotiation highlights from across the province here.
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